Safety Talk

What’s at Stake? Each year over 20,000 workers are injured and hundreds are killed in road construction work zones. The primary cause of fatalities in work zones include, being run over by equipment used in the work zone, a collision between vehicles or mobile equipment, and being caught-in or struck-by equipment or other objects, such as vehicles driving through the work zone. What’s the Danger? Hazards in construction zones include:

• Drivers with limited sight distance, for example coming around blind curves or over a hill where work is being done below.
• Not enough signage or information for drivers. Examples include, signs that […]

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